{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"branden-l-johnson","displayName":"Branden L. Johnson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111593:undated","opinionId":"143737e8-0764-5bf2-9e57-c9ce282ccd45","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-branden-l-johnson-appellant-111593","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Branden L. Johnson, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111593","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Branden L. Johnson appealed his jury convictions for first-degree burglary and fourth-degree assault, arguing the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to endorse the prosecuting attorney as a witness. Johnson sought the prosecuting attorney's testimony to recount statements made by a deceased alibi witness, which Johnson conceded was hearsay. The Eastern District affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the proposed testimony was inadmissible hearsay not subject to any recognized exception, and thus the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding it.","primaryTopic":"evidence","topicSlugs":["evidence","criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=209057","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-branden-l-johnson-appellant-111593","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}